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title: Feline Bas-Relief in Geghard Monastery
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8592/feline-bas-relief-in-geghard-monastery/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Feline Bas-Relief in Geghard Monastery

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Feline Bas-Relief in Geghard Monastery](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8592.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8592.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Geghard](https://www.worldhistory.org/Geghard/) Monastery in [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/) contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/). It was founded at some point in the 4th century CE. At its height in the 13th century CE, Geghard Monastery benefited from the patronage of Armenian and Georgian princely families, and it was a pilgrimage site. Among its reliquaries were supposedly the spear used by a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) soldier to pierce the body of [Jesus Christ](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/) as well as a wooden fragment said to have been a part of [Noah's Ark](https://www.worldhistory.org/Noah's_Ark/).

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, April 09). Feline Bas-Relief in Geghard Monastery. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8592/feline-bas-relief-in-geghard-monastery/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Feline Bas-Relief in Geghard Monastery." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8592/feline-bas-relief-in-geghard-monastery/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Feline Bas-Relief in Geghard Monastery." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8592/feline-bas-relief-in-geghard-monastery/>.

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